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The following case study, "Tell Me Again" is part of the “Patient of the Week” (POW) series. Many of the POW case studies cover uncommon illnesses, or common illnesses with unusual presentations. ...

When Tomiyah Bell was 19 and a freshman at Southern Illinois University – Carbondale, something odd happened. She was giving herself a pedicure—and kept missing her toes ...

St. Louis Children’s Hospital is now recognized as a Jeffrey Modell Diagnostic and Research Center for Primary Immunodeficiencies. This was made possible by Vicki and Fred Modell, who established the Jeffrey Modell Foundation in memory of their son, Jeffrey, who died at the age of ...

Wolff-Parkinson-White Syndrome (WPW) is a heart arrhythmia in which an electrical signal may arrive at the ventricle too fast due to an extra conduction pathway or a shortcut from the atria to the ventricles. ...

In September 2020, Polish 18-year-old Julia was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumor. Julia reached out to Washington University School of Medicine physician Mohamed Shebl Abdelbaki, MD – Director of Pediatric Neuro-Oncology at St. Louis Children’s Hospital – to seek his help regarding receiving therapy ...

When a healthy high school senior suddenly developed yellow eyes, Karsyn's family turned to St. Louis Children's Hospital. With expertise in liver transplantation, her Washington University surgeon collaborated with our team of experts to prepare her for her freshman year at Mizzou. Our pediatric transplantation ...

The following case study was used by Andrew J. White, MD, associate professor of pediatrics and division director of pediatric rheumatology, Washington University School of Medicine, and director of the St. Louis Children’s Pediatric Residency Program, as part of the “Patient of the Week” (POW) ...

Ongoing care advances mean epilepsy surgery may help control or eliminate seizures in more children. Learn the steps involved in our surgery evaluation process, including a thorough evaluation and specialized tests. Our process helps ensure your child’s safety. ...

The hospital, at 4400 Clayton Avenue, replaced the organization’s 50-year-old hospital in Frontenac. Its focus is care for children with orthopedic and neuromusculoskeletal conditions. ...

In hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, the muscle of the heart becomes thicker than normal, obstructing blood flow to the rest of the body. ...